title: Mentally retarded individuals in family care homes: relationships with the family-of-origin.
abstract: Family involvement with mentally retarded individuals living in family care was studied. A sample of 104 home providers completed a set of questionnaires focusing on family visitation, client trips home, and other forms of family contact. When combined predictors of family visitation were examined, the three variables contributing unique variance were the participation of family in placement, the provider's encouragement of involvement, and the living status of the father. Family involvement correlates of client and home provider characteristics, distance from the care home, and care home size were presented. Important support roles played by siblings, particularly for older residents, were discussed as were the impacts of family involvement on home provider stress. Descriptive information on family involvement across the lifespan was presented.
authors.affiliation: University of Georgia, Athens 30602.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stoneman
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Crapps
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012931:Social Environment; D014789:Visitors to Patients